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LOT 0975

Byzantine Bronze Coin Weight

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (26.8 grams, 27 mm).

With gussetted rim, reverse with central roundel, obverse with cross above gamma and alpha with pointillé detailing.

Provenance

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Weber, K., Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009, item 295, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0975

Byzantine Bronze Coin Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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